Social media is great, but because of the onslaught of information and news its so easy to become numb to it all.
And its not just the fact that its all there but the fact that you’re expected to know what’s going on at every moment–not to mention the irrational fear of missing out.
The real tragedy though I’m realizing is the fact that because of all the horrible news I’m not able to feel or empathize the way I want to.
These past few days have been crazy with the shooting of Christina Grimmie, the mass murder at the Pulse nightclub, and then this morning learning about a toddler being taken by an alligator at Disney World in front of his parents.
Its just too much and I don’t have enough tears, emotions, or words for it all.
And that is just a drop in the bucket compared to what is going on in the rest of the world that I don’t even know about.
I have to ask myself though, is it because I’m getting too much information or is it something else? How can I prevent the numbness? How can I empathize with everyone?
I can’t.
But, I know someone who can.
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““You keep track of all my sorrows.
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.””
And its not just that he knows and feels our sorrows, but that he is in the process of making everything sad come untrue. Because Jesus substituted himself for humanity there will be a day when there is no ugliness, no sin, no pain, no sorrow and no tears.
When I’ve reached my end of empathy and sorrow I can take comfort because there is one who’s compassion is infinitely greater.